Language Spoken At Home in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 81,692 | 100% |
English only | 72,091 | 88.2% |
Language other than English | 9,601 | 11.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,738 | 3.4% |
Spanish | 3,749 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,086 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,907 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 275 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,931 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 988 | 1.2% |
Other languages | 1,014 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 389 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 85,501 | 100% |
American | 3,300 | 3.9% |
Arab | 746 | 0.9% |
Czech | 680 | 0.8% |
Danish | 1,056 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 2,047 | 2.4% |
English | 12,206 | 14.3% |
French (except Basque) | 2,853 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 990 | 1.2% |
German | 18,008 | 21.1% |
Greek | 216 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 268 | 0.3% |
Irish | 10,740 | 12.6% |
Italian | 3,236 | 3.8% |
Lithuanian | 246 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 3,807 | 4.5% |
Polish | 1,978 | 2.3% |
Portuguese | 445 | 0.5% |
Russian | 696 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,013 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 3,198 | 3.7% |
Slovak | 172 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 353 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 2,815 | 3.3% |
Swiss | 679 | 0.8% |
Ukrainian | 271 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 950 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 40 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 33,502 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,825 | 56.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,375 | 22.0% |
Married-couple family | 15,445 | 46.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,479 | 16.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 921 | 2.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 493 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,459 | 7.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,403 | 4.2% |
Nonfamily households | 14,677 | 43.8% |
Householder living alone | 9,910 | 29.6% |
65 years and over | 2,785 | 8.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,806 | 23.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,183 | 21.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 80,425 | 100% |
Householder | 33,502 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 15,437 | 19.2% |
Child | 18,402 | 22.9% |
Other relatives | 2,889 | 3.6% |
Nonrelatives | 10,195 | 12.7% |
Unmarried partner | 2,399 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 36,700 | 100% |
Never married | 16,735 | 45.6% |
Now married, except separated | 16,189 | 44.1% |
Separated | 364 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 559 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 2,853 | 7.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 36,646 | 100% |
Never married | 14,000 | 38.2% |
Now married, except separated | 16,147 | 44.1% |
Separated | 431 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 2,132 | 5.8% |
Divorced | 3,936 | 10.7% |
Fertility in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 915 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 135 | 14.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Grandparents in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 771 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 264 | 34.2% |
Less than 1 year | 25 | 3.2% |
1 or 2 years | 81 | 10.5% |
3 or 4 years | 14 | 1.8% |
5 or more years | 144 | 18.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 264 | 100% |
Who are female | 157 | 59.5% |
Who are married | 160 | 60.6% |
School Enrollment in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 32,285 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,093 | 3.4% |
Kindergarten | 699 | 2.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,761 | 20.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,793 | 11.7% |
College or graduate school | 19,939 | 61.8% |
Educational Attainment in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 50,563 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 911 | 1.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,103 | 4.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,970 | 15.8% |
Some college, no degree | 11,294 | 22.3% |
Associate's degree | 3,700 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,436 | 26.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 11,149 | 22.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 48.6% |
Veteran Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 70,406 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,722 | 8.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 85,132 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,606 | 10.1% |
Under 18 years | 14,972 | 100% |
With a disability | 555 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 59,890 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,568 | 7.6% |
65 years and over | 10,270 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,483 | 33.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 84,868 | 100% |
Same house | 66,491 | 78.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 17,269 | 20.3% |
Same county | 8,154 | 9.6% |
Different county | 9,115 | 10.7% |
Same state | 5,866 | 6.9% |
Different state | 3,249 | 3.8% |
Abroad | 1,108 | 1.3% |
Place Of Birth in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 85,501 | 100% |
Native | 77,924 | 91.1% |
Born in United States | 76,782 | 89.8% |
State of residence | 37,396 | 43.7% |
Different state | 39,386 | 46.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,142 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 7,577 | 8.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,577 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,944 | 38.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,633 | 61.1% |
Year of Entry in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8,719 | 100% |
Native | 1,142 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,139 | 99.7% |
Foreign born | 7,577 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 714 | 9.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,863 | 90.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,577 | 100% |
Europe | 1,060 | 14.0% |
Asia | 3,815 | 50.3% |
Africa | 349 | 4.6% |
Oceania | 53 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 1,681 | 22.2% |
Northern America | 619 | 8.2% |